Florence Arts are holding a drop-in information session between 2-6pm on Wed 26th March.
During the afternoon, you can take a look at some of the sessions they offer, chat to their` team about your needs and take a tour around the Florence site to find out more about its history.
Tea/ Coffee and cake will be available throughout the afternoon, so drop in at a time that suits you. The session is open to all those involved in learning within our area.
If you plan to attend, please rsvp to Sue, director@florenceartscentre.
If you are not able to attend but would like to know more, please do get in touch. An outline of the new sessions is included below.
KS1: A Sense of Place
Join an introduction to the mine, iron and the jobs people do to extract it. Follow the storyteller on an interactive journey to understand how a mine is made – including dressing up as miners and touring the site.
Then enjoy a free play session building with our foam bricks & boulders, drawing with stones to see the lovely colours they make, use Florencepaintmakers paint to take home a picture of the mine and read our underground books in the mine play area
KS2: An Artists Box of Geology
Discover how it took millions of years to create the materials for our Artists Box. Investigate the materials and how they’ve been made – from the metamorphic roots of pencils to the sedimentary qualities of clay and paint made from sedimentary and igneous rocks.
This session is a great way of reinforcing the science curriculum around rocks and materials, combining it with a creative and fun practical application.
Includes Rock Investigation Station; Play with Clay; Cave Painting
KS2/3 A Picture of Mining
Explore the history of mining in our local area and how it has inspired artists within our communities. Pupils will have the opportunity to discover the work of local artists before going on to create their own Pit Banner and think about how they represent communities. At our Pit Investigation Station, they will use primary and secondary sources to research the history of the mine.
Includes History Investigation Station; Pit Banners; Mining Artists
Create Your Own Florence
KS2/3
An opportunity to tailor your visit to your class. Choose one activity from list A and two activities from list B:
List A – 1hr duration
- Ceramics Masterclass
- Printmaking Masterclass (Suitable for Upper KS2, KS3)
List B – 30 mins
- Speed Sketching – Hold on to your pencils, you have 5 mins to draw before you move on to the next picture.
- History Photo Trail – Creating imagery as you discover the history of the Florence site.
- Cave Painting – Explore art created from the stone age using natural pigments.
- Pit Banners – Design your own pit banner that represents our community.
- Pit Investigation Station – Use primary and secondary resources to uncover the history of the mine.